What color is #23059F?

#23059F is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cobalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23059F?

The RGB value is 35, 5, 159: 35 red, 5 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23059F?

The complementary color is #819F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23059F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23059F color

#23059F rgb(35, 5, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #23059F is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 2% green and 62.4% blue (35, 5, 159).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 94% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 97% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt (#030AA7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#23059F color codes

HEX	`#23059F`
RGB	`rgb(35, 5, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 94%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 97%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 97%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, 54.8, -72.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 90.82, 307.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.003, 2.968, 32.998)`
Decimal	`2295199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23059F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #23059F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23059F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #23059F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23059f; }
.text { color: #23059f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23059f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 5 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23059f, #70059f); }

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Questions

What color is #23059F?: #23059F is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cobalt. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23059F?: The RGB value is 35, 5, 159: 35 red, 5 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23059F?: The complementary color is #819F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23059F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.